Indirect Speech
Complete the indirect sentence:
John: "Mandy is at home."
John said _____
John said (that) Mandy was at home.
Form the given sentence in its passive voice:
Julia rescued three cats.
Three cats were rescued by Julia.
Put the adverbial in the correct place:
Our friends must write a test. (also)
Our friends must also write a test.
What sound does a mouse make?
A squeak
Mary has four daughters, and each daughter has a brother. How many children does Mary have?
Five, each daughter has the same brother
Complete the indirect sentence:
Andrew: "Clean the blue bike!"
Andrew told me ______
Andrew told me to clean the blue bike
Form the given sentence in its passive voice:
The students handed in the reports.
The reports were handed in by the students.
Put the adverbial in the correct place:
I was joking. (only)
I was only joking.
I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?
Seven
Complete the indirect sentence:
Denise: "Don't open the door!"
Denise told me ______
Denise told me not to open the door.
Form the given sentence in its passive voice:
Maria crashed into the blue car.
The blue car was crashed into by Maria.
Put the adverbial in the correct place:
John fell off the bike. (almost)
John almost fell off the bike.
What is a fashion victim?
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A plane crushed brutally with just a few survivors. It landed on the India-Pakistan border. Where did they bury the survivors?
You don't bury survivors!
Complete the indirect sentence:
Emily: "Our teacher will go to Leipzig tomorrow."
Emily said ______
Emily said (that) their teacher would go to Leipzig the next day.
Form the given sentence in its passive voice:
Sue puts the rucksack on the floor.
The rucksack is put on the floor by Sue.
Put the adverbial in the correct place:
Her boyfriend will buy her some flowers. (probably)
Her boyfriend will probably buy her some flowers.
Which festival do you prepare mooncakes for?
Mid-Autumn Festival
What will grow bigger the more you take away from it?
A hole
Complete the indirect sentence:
Robert: "Is Tim leaving on Friday?"
Yesterday Robert asked _________
Yesterday Robert asked me if Tim was leaving on Friday.
Form the given sentence in its passive voice:
The teacher is not going to open the window.
The window is not going to be opened by the teacher.
Put the adverbial in the correct place:
Mary watches TV. (hardly, ever)
Mary hardly ever watches TV.
Choose the correct particle and explain the meaning of the phrasal verb:
They never made up/out after their fight
They never made up (become friends again) after their fight
Two mothers and two daughters went out to eat, everyone ate one burger, yet only three burgers were eaten in all. How is this possible?
They were a grandmother, mother and daughter